Two devastating storms have hit the southeastern U.S. in the last two weeks, and Duke Energy has been at the center of both of them. The North Carolina-based utility was just getting close to restoring the last of the more than two million power outages caused by Hurricane Helene when Hurricane Milton slammed Florida on Wednesday—forcing another huge mobilization to turn the lights back on at nearly one million homes.

Duke Energy Florida is currently conducting damage assessments as weather and road conditions allow. A lengthy restoration process is expected, as crews work to evaluate the

With widespread power outages affecting residents across Florida, Duke Energy's state president, Melissa Seixas, discusses the company's response to Hurricane Milton and what Floridians can expect in the coming days.